After emailing with Professor Van Buren, a couple of weeks later I got an email from his colleague Leo Santana who was also a former classmate of mine. Leo is the Lead Web Designer and Developer of Early-Adopter which is a Glimpse Group Company subsidiarity. He emailed offering me an interview! I have to say, I was excited but also very nervous. It had been a while since I had done an interview, so I felt a little rusty. Not only that, a few weeks before I sprained my ankle playing basketball. I was so worried about traveling to the interview since it was downtown and I wasn’t fulled healed. I had to prepare myself both physically and mentally.
The day of my interview came quickly and I was ready! I made sure I had everything ready the night before (resume, outfit, etc) and set my alarm very early since I knew it was a bit far but also because I’d be walking slow due to my sprained ankle. I made it to the interview with time to spare. My former classmate Leo and the Director of Product and Business Development of The Glimpse Group, Chris, both interviewed me.
Some things that were discussed:
- Tell me a bit about yourself.
- Are you in school right now, if so when will you be graduating?
- What’s a project that you’re most proud of? Can you show it to me?
- What are somethings you can improve on?
- What are some of your strengths?
- What can you contribute to the company?
- What kind work do you expect to be doing here?
After the interview, Chris and Leo invited me to use some of their VR (virtual reality) technology, to get to know more about The Glimpse Group. Leo showed me their current project Arcana: The Lost Library, which is an educational VR experience all about outer space. The VR headset that was provided for the experience was the HTC Vive. I had never experienced VR before so to try it for the first time was exciting! When you first put the headset on and begin the experience, you must walk along a narrow rocky path and as you walk it, it begins to crumble. You actually feel like you’re about to fall! Once you reach the end of the path, you’re taken on an elevator and you enter the secret space library. There are many different interactions for learning different things about space.
Overall the VR experience was exciting! Using their technology only made me want to intern there more and learn about all the projects they are working on. At the end of the day, I knew the interview was a success and was really hoping I got the internship
After some time, I finally got a response back from the interviewer Chris. I got the internship!
